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ID: ALA1130755

Journal: Bioorg Med Chem Lett

Title: Synthesis of a new class of camptothecin derivatives, the long-chain fatty acid esters of 10-hydroxycamptothecin, as a potent prodrug candidate, and their in vitro metabolic conversion by carboxylesterases.

Authors: Takayama H, Watanabe A, Hosokawa M, Chiba K, Satoh T, Aimi N.

Abstract: Five (20S)-10-hydroxycamptothecin derivatives carrying the long-chain fatty acid esters were prepared for the development of a new class of prodrug-type agents. In vitro experiments using three kinds of purified carboxylesterase isozymes from the liver microsomes of rat, pig, and human demonstrated that these derivatives were efficiently metabolized by enzymes compared with CPT-11.

CiteXplore: 9871589

DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(98)00039-0